The San Jose Sharks starts off their season as they played in Colorado last Thursday night. However, there seems to be nothing that can relieve the disappointment of the team yet.
The Sharks suffer a lot from the last season?s turn of events. The team with the second most number of goals for the previous four seasons was defeated by Anaheim and was not able to proceed to the second round of the game.
Dan Boyle, defenseman of Sharks, mentioned that there is no used talking about playoffs as of now since there are still 82 games to go. This disappointed tune is already evident to Boyle who just spent a year with the team. The frustration is even swelling up for other members who already experienced to be part of the team that rank second in the most number of points for the last four seasons.
Doug Wilson, Sharks general manager, said that there are lots of things that the team needs to work on to ensure that the same event as last season will not happen again. He also added that being hit once is not bad at all and can even encourage more strength and enthusiasm for the team.
Joe Thornton, Sharks center, admitted that the loss was tough for the team. He further added that they used to look forward for the playoffs before but they cannot get pass through the first round this time.
Todd McLellan, Sharks coach, experienced the same setback when he was still an assistant back with the Detroit Red Wings during the 2005-2006 season. The Red Wings lost to Edmonton on their sixth game during that time but eventually looked for a way out of the dud and won the Stanley Cup after a year.
With McLellan around, Sharks find an easier way to cope with the situation. He is following the same lessons he learned from the letdown he experienced with Detroit.
Thornton said that it is a good thing for the team to have McLellan with them since he is doing a lot in refocusing the team and getting ready for the next season.
